
Sustainability strategies are ultimately brought to life by people.
Our Sustainability Specialist, Caitlin Duggan, recently spoke with Women in Automotive about her career journey, her role in developing and delivering Custom Fleet's sustainability strategy and why sustainability can create both environmental and commercial value.
Caitlin's path into sustainability wasn't a conventional one. With a background spanning marketing and customer experience, she brought a strong understanding of customers, communication and commercial priorities into a role focused on helping shape and deliver Custom Fleet's sustainability strategy and action plan through to 2030.

One of the key themes Caitlin explores in the interview is the breadth of sustainability.
Environmental impact is an important part of the picture, but sustainability also encompasses social and governance considerations and how organisations prepare for long-term change.
For Custom Fleet, that means aligning sustainability initiatives with broader business priorities and focusing on areas where action can improve efficiency, support innovation and create long-term value.
It's an approach that also informs how we work with customers as they navigate fleet decarbonisation and changing sustainability expectations.
Developing a strategy is one part of the journey. Delivering it requires collaboration across an organisation.
Caitlin discusses the importance of executive support, measurable goals, transparency and engaging teams across the business to create progress.
She also highlights the role of partnerships in accelerating impact, something reflected in Custom Fleet's work with organisations that share our environmental and community goals.
Her philosophy is refreshingly practical: meaningful change doesn't have to happen all at once. Setting clear goals, measuring progress and making sustainability part of everyday business decisions can create momentum over time.
The interview also explores Caitlin's experience as a woman building a career in the automotive industry.
She highlights the importance of seeing women represented in senior and diverse roles, and how sharing those career stories can help others see the opportunities available to them.
Women in Automotive has been supporting greater female participation across the Australian automotive industry since 1999, making Caitlin's feature a valuable opportunity to share another pathway into an industry that's continuing to evolve.
From building Custom Fleet's sustainability strategy to balancing purpose with commercial outcomes, Caitlin shares more about the experiences and lessons that have shaped her career.